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A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
BALUSTER VASES
19th century
Each brightly enamelled with two panels
enclosing court scenes, all reserved on a
white ground with phoenix, flowers and the
Eight Daoist Emblems, the waisted necks with
a ruyi-head collar and flanked with stylised
handles, with further narrative scenes in
panels. Each: 62cm (24 3/8in) high (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY34,000 - 52,000 HK$40,000 - 60,000
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A PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
GARLIC-HEAD BOTTLE VASES
19th century
Each enamelled with typical cartouches
enclosing narrative scenes and birds and
flower dioramas, on a densely scrolling green
and gilt ground, the neck flanked with lotus
pod handles.
Each: 61cm (24in) high (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
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